Lake Erie's Water Woes Began Building A Decade Ago

WochitAug. 03, 2014. 11:51 AM EST

The toxins that contaminated the drinking water supply of 400,000 people in northwest Ohio didn't...
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The toxins that contaminated the drinking water supply of 400,000 people in northwest Ohio didn't just suddenly appear. Water plant operators along western Lake Erie have long been worried about this very scenario as a growing number of algae blooms have turned the water into a pea soup color in recent summers, leaving behind toxins that can sicken people and kill pets.
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